It contained formulas for spiritual rituals to rid the sick of bad spirits along with the use of natural plants and herbs mixed together. These practice were used up until around 600 BC when the Greeks were starting to take a scientific approach to medicines. The Greeks with the help of Hippocrates 400 to 362BC, found spirits to be more of a phenomena towards healing. This brought along the studying of the composition of plants by Theophrastus. As he was studying plant he discovered that some of the plants carried adverse effects, but found some to be poisons.
This product is pitched as an antiseptic mouth rinse that kills germs caused by gingivitis, plaque, and bad breath and this product is also approved by the American Dental Association. Active ingredients Eucalyptol 0.092%, Menthol 0.042%, Methyl salicylate 0.060%, and Thymol 0.064% these ingredients purpose anti-gingivitis / anti-plaque. Inactive ingredients water, alcohol 21.6%, sorbitol solution, flavor, poloxamer 407, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, FD&C green no.3. In reviewing both products Equate Blue Mint mouth rinse and Listerine Cool Mint mouth rinse we have come to the conclusion thus far they both contain the exact same ingredients proportions and all. Not too much difference.
MDMA should be reviewed and rescheduled due to the fact that the initial scheduling reports were flawed, there are vast medical uses for MDMA in treating patients who have shown no improvements with other psychological treatments, and there is a very low possibility of death amongst users of unadulterated MDMA. Why must we withhold a drug that can be so very useful for the treatment of extreme mental conditions and possibly cure thousands of Americans of their
She is being quite vague about her conclusion that water bottles are not the best source of water. She states “Certainly, nearly everything humans do has an environmental impact- biking to work, recycling newspapers, and drinking tap water included.” She makes the point that it’s easy to attract other kinds of bacteria other than just through tap water, but she is still being unclear about her views of the harshness of bottled water. There is essentially no evidence that proves her conclusion to be valid, except the
Bayer's theory is that the smokeless ways are more cost efficient or will be once more Americans are accepting of medical marijuana. But even though both of these articles address topics on marijuana from a doctors point of view, their is noticeable difference in how they attempt to persuade their readers into accepting their stand point. The Harvard Mental Health Letter uses more statistics and studies, while Dr. Rick Bayer uses his own knowledge and theories. "Their are no studies showing cannabis smoking causes cancer or emphysema" as Dr. Rick Bayer quoted in his article. Bayer also stated that "Cannabis smoke contains measurable amounts of carcinogens."
Something that surprised me is that both of Gawande’s article connect. For example, in “Slow Ideas” he writes that a simple solution of sugar, salt, and water could eliminate cholera in Dhaka, but the solution wasn’t popular, many didn’t use it and people still died. Then, in “Big Med” Gawande writes that doctors know a solution for migraines, but doctors don’t use it or tell their patients about it. Here are ideas that could help people have a better living yet they are slow in being
It was used mainly for non-life threatening surgeries due to the lack of antibiotics and penicillin which wasn’t discovered just yet. Types of surgeries that were performed were mainly for removing tumors, or infected tonsils as well as appendectomies and gynelcological operations. Surgeries became less risky and less painful in this decade as well as the early 1910s. Medical Exhibit 2 In the 1910s, American hospitals are now modern scientific institutions valuing antiseptics and cleanliness. This relates back to the 1900s where surgery was still a little risky due to the lack of antibiotics.
Several cannabinoids have analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, a combination particularly helpful for arthritic people. Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the main active ingredients in cannabis is a very effective anti-inflammatory agent. Cannabis can be smoked or eaten to relieve general pain, inflammation, and discomfort of arthritis. Cannabis poultices can be applied topically to troubled areas. Cannabis in alcohol or as a cream can also be rubbed on skin to relieve pain.
Although no beverage can supplement the perks of daily exercise and a well-balanced diet, moderate consumption of wine could be beneficial. Research shows that consuming red wine, responsibly, can have significant health benefits on your heart, cholesterol, and acts as an anti-cancer agent. While too much alcohol can harm your body, recent research suggests that one or two glasses of wine a day may actually help your health. Wine and health is an issue of considerable discussion and research. Wine has a long history of use as an early form of medication, being recommended variously as a safer alternative to drinking water, an antiseptic for treating wounds and a digestive aid, as well as a cure for a wide range of ailments from lethargy and diarrhea to easing the pain of child birth.
Free radicals are the main cause of various degenerative diseases like cardiovascular diseases, Parkinson’s disease Alzheimer’s disease (Davis and K.j,2000).To avoid the harmful effects of free radicals there is a need of natural antioxidant system which are obtained from fruits, vegetables, spices etc they showed ability to neutralized these reactive species ((Pihlanto et al., 2008).Medicinal plants were used for centuries as medical remedies as in the form of food, folk medicine or tea (Summer,2000).Herbal tea is made up of leaves, roots ,flowers of various plant species as compared to normal tea which is obtained from single plant Camellia sinensis (Deetae et al.,2012).Consumption of herbal tea is famous worldwide as it is